The Dubliners is a collection of short stories depicting the life of the Irish. The author, James Joyce, was born in Ireland in 1882 as the eldest of ten children. Joyce was educated by Jesuits and attended a local public univeristy in Dublin. Upon graduation he set out to Paris returning to Ireland for a year upon news of his mother's illness. Joyce left Ireland again for Croatia and eventually settled in Trieste. The advent of WWI forced Joyce and his wife, Nora Barncale, to relocate to Switzerland. After the war, Joyce and his family moved back to Paris until the Nazi invasion of France drove them back to Switzerland where he remained until his death.
While Ulysses is Joyce's greatest acclaimed novel, The Dubliners has received wide accalim for its insight into Dublin and its citizens. The book is organized into four stages corresponding to childhood, adolescence, maturity and public life. Within each of these categories lies realistic and telling stories of the Irish.
The Dubliners is a collection of short stories aimed at increasing the Irish consciousness and psyche to understand and fight against the oppresiveness of poverty, illiteracy and societal corruption.
The Dubliners is a collection of short stories depicting the life of the Irish. The author, James Joyce, was born in Ireland in 1882 as the eldest of ten children. Joyce was educated by Jesuits and attended a local public univeristy in Dublin. Upon graduation he set out to Paris returning to Ireland for a year upon news of his mother's illness. Joyce left Ireland again for Croatia and eventually settled in Trieste. The advent of WWI forced Joyce and his wife, Nora Barncale, to relocate to Switzerland. After the war, Joyce and his family moved back to Paris until the Nazi invasion of France drove them back to Switzerland where he remained until his death.
While Ulysses is Joyce's greatest acclaimed novel, The Dubliners has received wide accalim for its insight into Dublin and its citizens. The book is organized into four stages corresponding to childhood, adolescence, maturity and public life. Within each of these categories lies realistic and telling stories of the Irish.
The Dubliners is a collection of short stories aimed at increasing the Irish consciousness and psyche to understand and fight against the oppresiveness of poverty, illiteracy and societal corruption.
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Short Stories:
An Encounter
Araby
Eveline
After the Race
The Boarding House
The Dead
Sources:
The International James Joyce Foundation
http://english.ohio-state.edu/organizations/ijjf/
James Joyce Quarterly
http://www.utulsa.edu/jjoyceqtrly/
James Joyce Annual
http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/journals/jjsa.html
James Joyce Literary Supplement
http://www.as.miami.edu/english/jjls/jjls.htm
James Joyce Society, New York
http://joycesociety.org/
Zurich James Joyce Center
http://www.joycefoundation.ch/
Antwerp James Joyce Center
http://joycesociety.org/
Zurich James Joyce Center
http://www.joycefoundation.ch/
The Brazen Head
http://www.themodernword.com/joyce/index.html
The James Joyce Resource Center
http://www.english.ohio-state.edu/organizations/ijjf/jrc/
The James Joyce House
http://www.jamesjoycehouse.com
Antwerp James Joyce Center
http://www.uia.ac.be/webger/ger/joyce/joyce0.html
The James Joyce Bibliography Online
http://www.jjoycebiblio.org